12/kurt vile/b'lieve i'm goin down...
b'lieve I'm goin down
begins with kurt digging the scene with a gangsta lean. Out of his head
again, not giving much of a fuck. He doesn't recognize the boy in the
mirror, and does not and will not comb his hair. He's weightless, over
it. Stuck in place, but a thousand miles away, as time keeps on
slipping, and the world continues to spin and go on around him, with or
without his participation.
Pretty Pimpin', right?
The Kurt Vile mentioned above is present throughout b'lieve i'm goin down.
Losing his head and living in a constant state of disbelief, but never
too far gone. There's a lot going on in that head of his, but the words
are always clear, as is his focus. And on b'lieve i'm goin down,
Kurt collects himself just enough to turn his bouts of misery and inner
turmoil into something accessible, and often sublime (hilarious and self-deprecating). The lyricist and
vocalist of b'lieve I'm goin down may be at a loss for how best to achieve clarity or serenity in the not too distant future, but the musician and architect of b'lieve i'm goin down
remains committed throughout to seeking and exalting strength and
clarity via sound. Finding refuge in the trappings of folk and uncluttered rock soundscapes, the music of b'lieve i'm goin down is almost a
language unto itself, as wordless backdrops are given the space to float
above and around it all, providing a safe space for Kurt when the words
and thoughts become too much. Taken together, Kurt and these tracks
invoke the steady calm of James Taylor, and the modern rock stance &
determinism of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in equal measures, succeeding in shaking out the blues to drown out the noise taking up space in his head.
Pretty pimpin'.
Pretty pimpin'.
KEY TRACKS: pretty pimpin'/dust bunnies/wild imagination
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